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Notre-Dame
BasilicaThe Notre-Dame Basilica in the historic district
of Old Montreal, Quebec, Canada was designed in gothic revival
architecture and is considered one of the most dramatic in the
world, with a grand and colorful interior, ceilings painted deep
blue and then decorated with gold stars, while the sanctuary is
a polychrome of gold, silver, azure, red and blue, filled with
hundreds of exquisite wooden carvings and numerous religious
statues. Considered to be quite unique are the stained glass
windows that line the walls of the sanctuary, but they don't
depict Biblical scenes, but instead have scenes from the
religious history of the city, and houses a Casavant Freres pipe
organ that has four keyboards, 97 stops and more than 9000
individual pipes and a pedal board that can be heard throughout
the basilica every day. The Roman Catholic Sulpician Order came
to Ville-Marie, in 1657, and has grown into Montreal today. They
would rule until 1840, and the parish that they founded had been
dedicated to the Holy Name of Mary and the parish church of
Notre-Dame would be constructed on the site in 1672. It would
become the first cathedral of the Diocese of Montreal from 1821
to 1822. Within two years, the congregation had outgrown the
church and James O'Donnell, an Irish-American protestant from
New York would be commissioned to design a new church, and since
he had been a supporter of the gothic revival architectural
movement, he would design the church using those designs. He is
the only person to be buried in the crypt, after converting to
Catholicism before he passed away. The bulk of the construction
would occur between 1824 and 1829, with the sanctuary being
completed in 1830, then the first tower in 1841, and the second
in 1843. When finished, it was the biggest church in North
America, and a new pipe organ constructed in 1858 by Samuel
Russell Warren. The interior would take more time, with Victor
Bourgeau, the architect that worked on Montreal's Mary, Queen of
the World Cathedral, working on it from 1872 until 1879, with
stonemason John Redpath becoming a prominent partner in the
construction.

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Maison Historique George-Etienne
CartierThe National Historic Site of Sir George-Etienne
Cartier reflects the lifestyle and tastes of George Etienne Cartier,
who purchased the house in 1848, and began to install heating and
gas lighting, living here for seven years, while he continued to
practice law. The house was constructed in 1837, although the
architect is still unknown. It would be transformed into a private
mansion in 1871, and enjoy more changes within, and the federal
government has owned it since 1973. The house is really two
identical stone houses, built in the neoclassical style with a
second floor, gable roof and stable delivery area behind them. A Mr.
Ross had originally lived there, who would give his mother, Jane
Davidson, the house in 1839, with Cartier arriving and buying it in
1848 with a few minor changes done besides the heating and lighting.
Cartier would eventually move to Quebec to become more involved in
the government, renting out the house, until 1871, when it would be
changed into a mansion and by 1881, it was a hotel that would be
leased to the Ministry of Militia that would stay here for three
years, after which it would become the Grand Pacific Hotel. The city
would have to take ten feet off the hotel in 1893 to construct a
tunnel in the area, while the hotel would be changing hands until
Cartier's descendants would sell the property to the city in 1951,
and the federal government would buy it in 1973.